cheese

thefourthman wrote:Hey Amlah, if you look at the numbers for August, there are interesting things happening. Marvel loses more ground in dollar share, even though they rose the price of their best selling titles, which means that the upswings in DH, Image, IDW, Boom, etc has to be due to trade sales as they are not significant enough in single issues to make that kind of bump (especially considering that Marvel has numerous titles at 3.99 and the highest market share by a substantial figure but lose the biggest amount in dollar share, DC gains some ground on dollar share but are still losing ground overall in that segment meaning that most of DC and Marvel's dollars still come from single issues at least to the DM) http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090910- ... les.html...

cheese

thefourthman wrote:Hey Amlah, if you look at the numbers for August, there are interesting things happening. Marvel loses more ground in dollar share, even though they rose the price of their best selling titles, which means that the upswings in DH, Image, IDW, Boom, etc has to be due to trade sales as they are not significant enough in single issues to make that kind of bump (especially considering that Marvel has numerous titles at 3.99 and the highest market share by a substantial figure but lose the biggest amount in dollar share, DC gains some ground on dollar share but are still losing ground overall in that segment meaning that most of DC and Marvel's dollars still come from single issues at least to the DM) http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090910- ... les.html...

Review Grouper

House of J wrote:I dunno what all else comes out next week, but you're overlooking Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin (of Milk & Cheese and more) and Jill Thompson:

"When supernatural occurrences sweep the community of Burden Hill, it�s up to a heroic gang of cats and dogs to keep residents safe from harm. A bizarre disturbance leads these four-legged neighbors on a wild-goose chase into the depths of the nearby forest, where loyalties are tested and lives come to an abrupt end."

Review Grouper

House of J wrote:I dunno what all else comes out next week, but you're overlooking Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin (of Milk & Cheese and more) and Jill Thompson:

"When supernatural occurrences sweep the community of Burden Hill, it�s up to a heroic gang of cats and dogs to keep residents safe from harm. A bizarre disturbance leads these four-legged neighbors on a wild-goose chase into the depths of the nearby forest, where loyalties are tested and lives come to an abrupt end."

Staff Writer

So Clint Barton once again decides he's going to kill Norman Osborn because welll...he's Clint and likes to do stupid shit sometimes. This leads to a very awkward fight with the whole team minus luke who is apparently out of action.

Mind you this leads to some very interesting conversations with each character that you'd expect offering their unique viewpoints. Bobbi supporting Clint no matter what was touching and Bucky kind of being blase about the whole thing was pretty amusing. He would have gone with either side.

The real highlights of the issue come when Barton storms the Avengers building where he manages to show Bullseye exactly what he thinks about him wearing that costume and shows daken that he's nothing like his father.

Oh and Bendis even makes use of Karla and Clint's past in a very fun call back to Kurt Busiek's run on thunderbolts. Really was a highlight for me.

The ending is the only thing that bothered me as we all saw it coming and if Ares hadn't been there to save him, Osborn would have been done.

Verdict:

Interesting start to a story that we have to wait till november to see resolved.

Staff Writer

So Clint Barton once again decides he's going to kill Norman Osborn because welll...he's Clint and likes to do stupid shit sometimes. This leads to a very awkward fight with the whole team minus luke who is apparently out of action.

Mind you this leads to some very interesting conversations with each character that you'd expect offering their unique viewpoints. Bobbi supporting Clint no matter what was touching and Bucky kind of being blase about the whole thing was pretty amusing. He would have gone with either side.

The real highlights of the issue come when Barton storms the Avengers building where he manages to show Bullseye exactly what he thinks about him wearing that costume and shows daken that he's nothing like his father.

Oh and Bendis even makes use of Karla and Clint's past in a very fun call back to Kurt Busiek's run on thunderbolts. Really was a highlight for me.

The ending is the only thing that bothered me as we all saw it coming and if Ares hadn't been there to save him, Osborn would have been done.

Verdict:

Interesting start to a story that we have to wait till november to see resolved.

cheese

My review to come tomorrow, I hope. Too tired right now, but I did want to issue a warning.

Warning! If you love Bendis, you may not like what I have to say in my review. If you can separate your love of all things Bendis from my viewpoint, then you are free to read my review. But if you read it, then hate me forever, that's something you will have to live with, not me. It ain't gonna be pretty.

cheese

My review to come tomorrow, I hope. Too tired right now, but I did want to issue a warning.

Warning! If you love Bendis, you may not like what I have to say in my review. If you can separate your love of all things Bendis from my viewpoint, then you are free to read my review. But if you read it, then hate me forever, that's something you will have to live with, not me. It ain't gonna be pretty.

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3MJ

by 3MJ » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:08 am

I really like the idea of

[spoiler]Luke Cage being out of action injured, Clint being captured and Wolverine stuck on mutant island. The New Avengers are really being torn a new one.[/spoiler]

Outhouse Editor

I'm still working my way through it. I keep dozing off. But I should have my review tonight.

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.I wish enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Good-bye.."

Staff Writer

Old Man wrote:My review to come tomorrow, I hope. Too tired right now, but I did want to issue a warning.

Warning! If you love Bendis, you may not like what I have to say in my review. If you can separate your love of all things Bendis from my viewpoint, then you are free to read my review. But if you read it, then hate me forever, that's something you will have to live with, not me. It ain't gonna be pretty.

Staff Writer

Old Man wrote:My review to come tomorrow, I hope. Too tired right now, but I did want to issue a warning.

Warning! If you love Bendis, you may not like what I have to say in my review. If you can separate your love of all things Bendis from my viewpoint, then you are free to read my review. But if you read it, then hate me forever, that's something you will have to live with, not me. It ain't gonna be pretty.